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ULA Readies For Friday’s NROL-39 Launch

Thursday, December 5th, 2013

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United Launch Alliance (ULA) predicted as of Tuesday morning a 20 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for Friday’s National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) NROL-39 satellite launch from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., according to a company statement. The launch is scheduled to take place at 2:13 a.m. EST on the company’s Atlas V heavy lift rocket. If ULA scrubs the launch, its backup day would be Saturday at around 2:13 a.m. EST, according to ULA spokeswoman Jessica Rye. An Atlas V launch. Photo: ULA.…

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